Cavaliers' slide ends at 26

The Cavaliers' Antawn Jamison scored 35 points and made a key 3-pointer with 22 seconds in overtime.

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Cavaliers 126, Clippers 119 (OT)

CLEVELAND -- It's over. Finally. Barely.

Nearly two months after it started innocently, the Cleveland Cavaliers stopped their NBA-record losing streak at 26 games Friday night with a 126-119 win in overtime against the Los Angeles Clippers, who did all they could to extend the Cavs' misery.

Cleveland won for the first time since Dec. 18 against the New York Knicks, and had to go an extra five minutes to ensure it didn't set a record for the longest skid in pro sports history. The Cavs will gladly settle with tying the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the worst streak among the four major sports.

It's one they didn't want to own, and they played like it.

Antawn Jamison scored 35 points and made the game's biggest basket, a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in OT for the Cavs. Daniel Gibson scored 10 in overtime and J.J. Hickson, playing like a man possessed all night in a matchup with Blake Griffin, had 27 points and 14 rebounds.

The Clippers quickly cut a six-point deficit to 120-119 on Randy Foye's 3 with 44 seconds to go. But Jamison responded by popping outside and draining his 3 from the left wing to revive the hopes of Cleveland fans, whose emotions went up and down all night.

After Foye's 3 rattled in and out with 14 seconds remaining, Gibson was fouled and Clippers guard Baron Davis was ejected for arguing. Gibson made a technical and dropped two more free throws to put the Cavs up by seven. When Los Angeles misfired on its last trip, Cavs forward Jamario Moon grabbed the loose ball and held it high as the clock ticked off the precious last seconds.

It was only the second victory for Cleveland in the past 38 games.

Griffin had 32 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers.

76ers 77, Spurs 71

PHILADELPHIA -- Jrue Holiday scored 27 points to lead Philadelphia past league-best San Antonio. Spencer Hawes added 13 points and Elton Brand tied his season high with 17 rebounds for the Sixers, who defeated the Spurs for the fourth consecutive season in Philadelphia. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. San Antonio was trying to become the sixth team in NBA history to begin 45-8 or better and the first since the 1996-97 champion Chicago Bulls.

Heat 106, Pistons 92

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and LeBron James had 16 points and 10 assists, helping Miami take over sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with a win over Detroit. Austin Daye scored 18 points for Detroit.

Lakers 113, Knicks 96

NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant scored 33 points in another effortless night at Madison Square Garden, and Los Angeles cruised past New York. Bryant scored 19 points in the first quarter, and perhaps only the lopsided score kept him from recording a sixth 40-point game at the arena. He raised his average at MSG to 30.5 points, edging past Carmelo Anthony and into the lead for tops among active players. Amare Stoudemire had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks.

Hornets 99, Magic 93

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Willie Green scored 24 points and David West had 17 points and 17 rebounds as New Orleans rallied to beat Orlando.

Nets 94, Bobcats 89

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brook Lopez had 31 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and New Jersey held off Charlotte to snap a 12-game road losing streak. Stephen Jackson scored 21 points and Gerald Wallace had 20 for the Bobcats.

Trail Blazers 102, Raptors 96

TORONTO -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 14 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as Portland beat Toronto for its third straight victory. Andrea Bargnani had 29 points for the Raptors.

Pacers 116,Timberwolves 105

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dahntay Jones scored all 19 of his points in the fourth quarter, and Indiana rallied to win for the sixth time in seven games under interim coach Frank Vogel. Kevin Love had 22 points to lead Minnesota.